...To you all...."Happy New Year"! *************************** This is from one of my Facebook "friends"......I've been trying to get together with him to drink a beer, for years, but I had no vehicle! Maybe in 2012.........Peter Hornby is his name, and he has some interesting little factual things....like this: Image by Davide "Dodo" Oliva via Flickr Peter Hornby Happy Birthday Euro ? The Euro was launched on 1 January 2002, so is 10 years old tomorrow. Although today it is seen as overvalued by some, and a devaluation is expected, it has gained against the important currencies since it was launched. EUR:INR** 1-1-2002 : €1 =INR43.6749 31-12-2011 : €1=INR69.9494 Euro gain = 60% EUR:USD 1-1-2002 : €1=US$0.9394 31-12-2011 : €1=US$1.3184 Euro gain = 40% EUR:GBP 1-1-2002 : €1=£0.6351 31-12-2011 : €1=£0.8451 Euro gain = 33% EUR:CNY* 1-1-2002 : €1=CNY7.7757 31-12-2011 : €1=CNY8.6218 Euro gain = 11% EUR:SEK 1-1-2002 : €1=SEK8.885...

From him......... ....and him...... not forgetting him as well....... Don't drink too much....... like this guy............. mr le marquis (iwmpop) - Vauvert, France - Decembre 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrPlFN7QR-A&feature=colike A Video from Google made from users videos world wide, all on the same day.....on  24 July 2010.... (In English and varied....with French subtitles.....) http://www.youtube.com/lifeinaday?feature=inp-gh-lif Related articles Life in a Day Released on YouTube (wired.com) YouTube Gets Way More Social With Facebook, Google+ Integration (hubspot.com) YouTube New Look: What You Think? (famousbloggers.net) YouTube's new design is here (zdnet.com)

This one's chocolate... but the real one ain't ! We Wish You a Happy and Enjoyable ...  Saint Nicholas Day December 6, 2011 in Europe The tradition of Saint Nicholas Day, usually on 6 December, is a festival for children in many countries in Europe related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts. The American Santa Claus , as well as the Anglo-Canadian and British Father Christmas , derive from these legends. "Santa Claus" is itself derived from the Dutch Sinterklaas . Traditionally, in the weeks between his arrival and 5 December, before going to bed, children put their shoes next to the fireplace chimney of the coal-fired stove or fireplace. In modern times, they may put them next to the central heating unit. They leave the shoe with a carrot or some hay in it and a bowl of water nearby "for Sinterklaas' horse," and the children sing a Sinterklaas song. The next day they will ...